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• Stiff

  ·superl Harsh; disagreeable; severe; hard to bear. II. Stiff ·superl Firm; strong; violent; difficu...

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• stiff

  Stable or steady; the opposite to crank; a quality by which a ship stands up to her canvas, and carr...

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• Goose-rumped

  ·add. ·adj Having the tail set low and buttocks that fall away sharply from the croup; — said of ce...

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• Stiff-backed

  ·adj <<Obstinate>>. ...

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• Stiff-hearted

  ·adj Obstinate; stubborn; contumacious. ...

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• Stiff-necked

  ·adj Stubborn; inflexibly obstinate; contumacious; as, stiff-necked pride; a stiff-necked people. ...

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• Stiff-neckedness

  ·noun The quality or state of being stiff-necked; stubbornness. ...

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• Stiff-tailed

  ·adj Having the quill feathers of the tail somewhat rigid. ...

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• stiff bottom

  A clayey bottom. ...

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• stiff breeze

  One in which a ship may carry a press of sail, when a little more would endanger the spars. ...

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• to keep a stiff upper lip

  is to continue firm, unmoved. My friend, said he, don't cry for spilt milk; keep a stiff upper lip;...

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